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(forbes.com) - AT&T‘s acquisition of satellite-TV provider DirecTV and the merger between Comcast and Time Warner Cable could be delayed as an ongoing federal case about access to sensitive cable industry documents is complicating the review process. AT&T had agreed to acquire DirecTV in May of last year and regulatory approvals by the Justice Department and the Federal Communications Commission were expected to take about a year....

(engadget.com) - Want Google to bring its Gigabit internet service to your area? You'll have to convince your town to follow Selena Gomez's sage advice: If you want it, come and get it. Speaking at a Washington DC conference, Google Fiber's VP of Access Services Milo Medin said: "If you make it easy, we will come. If you make it hard, enjoy your Time Warner Cable." Chances are, you don't want to stay with TWC like most people, so take note of the usual reasons that hamper Medin and his team from bringing Fiber to particular locations....

(missoulian.com) - The DirecTV call center in Missoula will hire 90 new full-time employees within the next several months to replace entry-level jobs that have opened up due to internal promotions....

SAN DIEGO (CBS 8) - The City of San Diego has a budget of $3 billion. So to city officials, $4,300 may not seem like a lot of money. But to taxpayers, $4,300 is a good chunk of change to fork over for 140 channels of satellite TV and radio....

John Legere says that whether Dish is interested in an acquisition or a partnership to put its large cache of wireless spectrum to use, T-Mobile will benefit. Whatever satellite TV provider Dish Network decides to do with its large stash of spectrum, it will be good news for T-Mobile, said John Legere, CEO of the wireless carrier....

Hulu Becomes the Exclusive Subscription Streaming Home to All Episodes of CSI

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is one of the most-watched shows in the world—but we’re big fans of TV here at Hulu, and we had a feeling there was still more watching to be watched. With that in mind, we are pleased to announce that the full series of CSI will soon be available to stream, only on Hulu with your Plus subscription....